belerang

See also: belérang

Indonesian

Chemical element
S
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Etymology

From Malay belerang, from Proto-Malayic *bAliraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *baliraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *baliraŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈleraŋ/ [bəˈle.raŋ]

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• Rhymes: -eraŋ
• Syllabification: be‧le‧rang

Noun

bêlérang (first-person possessive belerangku, second-person possessive belerangmu, third-person possessive belerangnya)

1. sulfur (element)

   Synonym: sulfur

Further reading

• “belerang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Chemical element
S
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Alternative forms

• belirang
• melirang
• welirang
• بليرڠ
• مليرڠ
• ويليرڠ

Etymology

From belirang, from Proto-Malayic *bAliraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *baliraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *baliraŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəleraŋ/
• Rhymes: -eraŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

Noun

belerang (Jawi spelling بليرڠ)

1. sulfur (element)

Synonyms

• sulfur / سولفور

Descendants

• Buginese: belérang
• Indonesian: belerang